April 20, 2005

14: Hammer Time

I didn't think I would have the time to post an Illustration Friday submission this week. But I just finished prepping my HOWieZine pages. So lookit me now!

This is what I imagined Illustration Friday was built on in the first place. Doodles. I peruse the submissions and I'm always wowed by the craft, the time commitment – and sometimes even the complexity – of folks' work. That's why I always dig my man Allan Lorde's stuff. It's simple. It conveys the message. It's fun. And now go do something else. That's what I did this week, in drawing this doodle right in my grid-paper work notes. It's my interpretation of the word reinvent, this week's theme. And it took all of fifteen minutes.

I've heard there are finches on the Galapagos Islands that have actually learned to use 'tools' to find food. Some use twigs to extract hard-to-get seeds or to tip eggs out of other birds' nests. So here's this guy, basically taking that concept one step further. It's reinventing the finch, baby.

10 comments:

I agree, but not everyone work the way you do. I like to doodle digital. My illu's are also only a matter of minutes. But I do like your doodle very much. I like your concept and I like the way you have drawn it. Great!

I keep wanting to participate on these! :) Maybe I still have a chance to submit re-invent. I've had the idea since I got the topic e-mail... you're having an artistic influence on me Jeope! Nice work! The paper's just right!